asmens
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Baltic *ašmen, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed, edgy”), with a suffix -men. Etymologically, this is a doublet of akmens (“stone”), with a different development of *ḱ, perhaps because of Proto-Indo-European dialectal differences. Cognates include Lithuanian ãšmenys (pl. only; compare dialectal singular ašmuõ, genitive ašmeñs, Sanskrit अश्रि (áśri, “corner, edge, blade”), अश्मन् (aśman, “stone, rock, firmament”).[1]
Noun
asmens m (2nd declension, irregular nominative, genitive)
- (cutting) edge, blade (the sharp part of a cutting or piercing tool or weapon)
- cirvja, zobena asmens ― ax, sword blade
- kabatas nazis ar diviem asmeņiem ― a pocket knife with two edges
- asināt tērauda asmeņus ― to sharpen steel blades
Declension
Declension of asmens (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | asmens | asmeņi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | asmeni | asmeņus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | asmens | asmeņu |
| dative (datīvs) | asmenim | asmeņiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | asmeni | asmeņiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | asmenī | asmeņos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | asmeni | asmeņi |
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns. 1992, 2001. Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca. Rīga: AVOTS. →ISBN.
Lithuanian
Noun
asmẽns m
- genitive singular of asmuo